Taesŏng-guyŏk (Taesŏng District) (Pyongyang(P'yŏngyang))

Taesŏng-guyŏk (-district), north central, P'yŏngyang, North Korea

This area was established as a separate guyŏk in January 1958. The city was initially divided into four (4) guyŏk which consisted of northern, eastern, central and western districts. It was split further in July 1948 when the central district of P'yŏngyang was divided to former a southern district. . This was the first guyŏk established in P'yŏngyang, due to the location of Mount Taesŏng and its natural and historic environs. This district is the location of the Mount Taesŏng parks which includes the Central Zoo, the Anhak Palace, the Observatory and the Kimjongilia and Kimilsungia houses. The district was the location of Kumsusan, which was President Kim il Sung's head of state palace and is currently President Kim's burial site. Kim il Sung University is located here, near Kumsusan.